Rob Astorino's Favorability Rating Fell, Though Not as Much as Cuomo's

Republican Rob Astorino is struggling to capitalize with voters on the political difficulties of Gov. Andrew Cuomo following reports that the governor's staff interfered with a state anticorruption commission, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC 4 New York/Marist College poll released Monday.

The Democratic governor's favorability rating slumped five percentage points in the poll, compared with the survey a month ago, putting Mr. Cuomo at a new low of 53%. Mr. Astorino's rating also fell, though by only a percentage point—to...